The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-21
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SENATE.

In the COURSE Oh utDdlts WHICH DtCdillc
somewhat personal, it WAS suggested
that no charges had been made against
the management. Senators j. B. Bah
cock, Hubbell, and Deyo Immediately
formulated and filed over their own
signatures the following: IL. Certain
teachers have been discharged without
just cause. 2. Certain male employees
have taken indecent liberties with GER
tain female teachers. 3. That because
certain other female employees told the
truth they were discharged" This
but added fuel to the flame. The con-
tinuance of the debate was marked
with bitterness and personalities and
the House resolution for an inyestiga-
ton was defeated by vote Of Is TO l3.
The Senators fling charges protested
against the action of the Senate, but
IL was of no avail, and the Senate
squelched the demand for an investi-
cation. The bin relative TO specific
taxes in the Upper Peninsula was
taken up pending which the committee
rose and the Senate adjoured
In the Senate on the 9Th, after a
long and quite warm discussion the
Oviatt capital punishment bill was de-
feated by vote of 10 to l3. The
friends OF capital punishment will now
favor the Senate bill providing death
by electricity in case Of murder. The
Senate also rejected the House concur
rent resolution for committee TO in
yestigate the Coldwater State Public
School on the ground that the Board
of Control had looked into the charges
and had instituted reforms, all persons
implicated being no longer connected
with the school. The Senate took an
other turn at the copper and iron spe-
cidc tax bill and agreed that the State
shall receive so and the county 20 per
cent. of the tax. 1t also passed a bill
approprating $4,000 TO continue the
work OF frescoing the Capitol. The
bin contained a proviso that the con-
tract shall not be let TO an alien and
that no alien shall be employed on the
job.
But little important business was
transacted by the Senate on the 9th,
and it adjourned until the 9th. Gov.
Luce appointed the following inspec-
tors for the Michigan Military Acade.
my: Gen. Luther 5. Tfewbridge, of
Detroit, Hon Henry w. Seymour, Of
Sault Ste. Marie, Hon. Byron NJ.
Cutcheon, Of Manistee, A. J. Aldrich,
of Coldwater, and Elliott G.. Steven
con, of Port Huron.
The Senate, which was to have met
ut , y. m. on the 9th could not get a
quorum together. IL was tried again
nj D. m. but only six Senator'S were
present.
The Senate on the 10th, passed
House bills authorizing the purchase
OF additional land for the Northern
Asylum for the Insane; approprating
$4,000 for the expenses of the Sol
diers' Home for 1897 'Ss, and amend
ing the Ylcksburg village charter;
authorizing suits against navigation
companies TO be brought in the county
where the plaintiff resides or in any
county where boats OF the company
may regularly touch. Senator Hub
bell stirred up the Coldwater public
school scandal, and had read letter
from discharged female employe ar
raigning the management No action
was taken. The rest of session was
spent in committee OF the whole over
Senator Westgate's bill for the organi-
zation of township school districts.
HOUSE.
In the House on the 18th bills were
passed making an appropriation OF
$1,000 for support OF an asylum for in
sane criminals at Iona. TO provide for
the appointment OF a live stock com
mission; To make the Office of In
surance Commissioner elective instead
of appontive, and 10 enlarge his
powers and duties were taken from
the table and killed. Bills were passed
TO amend the laws relative Co fore clos
ure OF chattel mortgages, TO provide
for laying out State road in Arenic,
Iosco and Ogemaw counties. The
bill appropriating large amount OF
state swamp land for reclaiming GER
tain lands in the town ships of Albee
and Spaulding in Saginaw county
passed the committee of the whole and
was placed on order Of third reading.
The House spent good part OF the
session on the 9Th inst in considering
the proposed amendment 10 the liquor
law. The committee agreed 20 in
crease the tax for selling spirituous,
malt. and brewed liquors from $500 10
$500; for the manufacture of spiritu-
Dus liquors from $500 TO $500, and for
the manufacture of malt and brewed